From revelation to reality: The Qur’an’s prophecy of Islamophobia and its perpetrators

Hamdan, Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-5282, Muhammad, Muhammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-0872 and Mahmudi, Zaenul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-039X (2026) From revelation to reality: The Qur’an’s prophecy of Islamophobia and its perpetrators. Quanica, Inernational Journal of Quranic Research, 18 (1). pp. 31-49. ISSN 25904167

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Abstract

This article examines Islamophobia not merely as a modern sociopolitical phenomenon but as a recurring structure of hostility that has already been typologically mapped within Qur’anic discourse. Grounded in a normative-theological framework, the study argues that the Qur’an functions as a transhistorical divine discourse (khiṭāb ilāhī) that provides interpretive categories for understanding enduring patterns of ideological antagonism toward Islam. Employing qualitative library research, the study integrates thematic Qur’anic interpretation with content and discourse analysis to explore how contemporary Islamophobia is constructed and sustained. Particular attention is given to Christian Zionism as a significant contemporary manifestation in which theology, geopolitics, and media narratives converge to frame Islam as a civilizational threat. Verses such as al-Baqarah (2:120, 146), A̅li ʿImrān (3:72, 118), and al-Mā’idah (5:51, 82) are read typologically to reveal patterns of conditional acceptance, epistemic distortion, alliance formation, and psychological hostility that resonate with modern hegemonic mechanisms. Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony is utilized not as an epistemological authority but as an analytical tool to explain how such antagonistic structures become normalized through discourse and knowledge production. The study concludes that the Qur’an provides both a diagnostic framework for understanding Islamophobia and an ethical counter-hegemonic response grounded in justice, verification, and principled religious freedom.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	qur’anic typology; islamophobia; christian zionism; cultural hegemony; theological hermeneutics
Subjects:	22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2204 Religion and Religious Studies > 220403 Islamic Studies > 22040301 Al-Quran, Tafsir and related science 22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2204 Religion and Religious Studies > 220403 Islamic Studies > 22040303 Aqidah, Islamic Theology, Ilmu Kalam, and related science 22 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2204 Religion and Religious Studies > 220403 Islamic Studies > 22040308 Islamic Studies not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Sharia and Law > Department of Al-Quran and Tafseer studies
Depositing User:	Ali Hamdan
Date Deposited:	18 Jun 2026 08:33

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